more than 500 entries, first 500 listed here
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Klamath Drug (Herbal Steam)
Branches and twigs used in administering a sweatbath.
Coville, Frederick V. 1897 Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath
Indians Of Oregon.. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium
5(2):87-110 (p. 88)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Mendocino Indian Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach troubles.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 306)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Paiute Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of leaves steam inhaled for colds.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 46)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Round Valley Indian Food (Spice)
Dense leaflets used as flavoring in leaching acorn meal.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 306)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Cahuilla Fiber (Building Material)
Bark used to make conical shaped houses for temporary use while camped
to gather and process acorns.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the
Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA.
Malki Museum Press (p. 85)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Cahuilla Fiber (Building Material)
Wood used for permanent construction.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the
Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA.
Malki Museum Press (p. 85)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Boughs and twigs used to make brooms.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Building Material)
Wood used to make boards.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Klamath Fiber (Basketry)
Wood used for basket weaving.
Coville, Frederick V. 1897 Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath
Indians Of Oregon.. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium
5(2):87-110 (p. 88)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Maidu Fiber (Basketry)
Roots used as overlay twine warps and overlay twine weft bases in the
manufacture of baskets.
Swartz, Jr., B. K. 1958 A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern
Maidu Basketry. Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84
(p. 71)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Paiute Fiber (Basketry)
Bark made into baskets used for picking huckleberries.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 46)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Paiute Fiber (Building Material)
Tree used for fence posts.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 46)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Klamath Other (Fuel)
Wood used for fire blocks.
Coville, Frederick V. 1897 Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath
Indians Of Oregon.. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium
5(2):87-110 (p. 88)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Klamath Other (Fuel)
Twig used as a twirling stick to produce fire by friction.
Coville, Frederick V. 1897 Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath
Indians Of Oregon.. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium
5(2):87-110 (p. 88)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Round Valley Indian Other (Cooking Tools)
Leafy branches used to spread water gently over acorn meal.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 337)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Round Valley Indian Other (Cooking Tools)
Dense leaflets used to prevent sand from mixing with the meal in
leaching acorn meal.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 306)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Round Valley Indian Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Small limbs used as bows.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 306)
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Incense Cedar; Cupressaceae
Washo Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make bows.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood,
Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 52)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
Port Orford Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Branches used to make brooms.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
Port Orford Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Building Material)
Wood made into planks and used to build sweathouses.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
Port Orford Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Building Material)
Wood used as the main post in house construction.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
Port Orford Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Furniture)
Wood used to make circular stools and headrests for the sweathouse.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
Port Orford Cedar; Cupressaceae
Karok Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Wood used to make pillows for the sweathouse.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 379)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
Port Orford Cedar; Cupressaceae
Yurok Other (Toys & Games)
Fruits used by children to throw at each other.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 23)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Adjuvant)
Soft bark used as cover for poultices of Trautvetteria grandis &
Ranunculus acris.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Plant used in sweatbaths for arthritis and rheumatism.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of branch tips used as a wash for sores and swellings.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Sharp boughs rubbed on sores and swellings until skin was broken.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Herbal Steam)
Plant used in sweatbaths for arthritis and rheumatism.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Kidney Aid)
Compound decoction of leaves applied to swelling on woman's kidney.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Panacea)
Infusion of branch tips taken for general illness.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Strengthener)
Bark ash and oil used as a lotion to give strength to the very ill.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Branches placed on top of burning sea wrack as part of a steam
treatment for rheumatism.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 261)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Drug (Strengthener)
Branches placed on top of burning sea wrack as part of a steam
treatment for general sickness.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 261)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark used for weaving capes.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used for weaving mats and blankets.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark fiber used to make clothing for the nobility.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. 1992 The Importance of Bark Products in the
Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Economic
Botany 46(2):148-157 (p. 153)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make regular and racing paddles for canoes.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make boat ribs.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark woven into capes and loincloths.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark woven into blankets.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Hesquiat Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used for making wedge-shaped block for the back of a canoe, used
to keep the feet dry.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat
Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial
Museum (p. 33)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Hesquiat Fiber (Clothing)
Wood used for making ornamental dishes and headdresses.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat
Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial
Museum (p. 33)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Hesquiat Fiber (Clothing)
Bark softened with special oil and used for weaving capes and other
clothing of head chiefs.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat
Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial
Museum (p. 33)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Hesquiat Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark softened with special oil and used for weaving blankets.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat
Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial
Museum (p. 33)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Hoh Fiber (Canoe Material)
Used to make canoes and paddles.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians.
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Basketry)
Inner bark used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Building Material)
Wood used for construction.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make bows, adze handles, paddles and storage containers.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark used to make hats.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark pounded and used to make fine quality clothing.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Cordage)
Inner bark used to make cordage.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used to make mats.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark pounded and used to make fine quality blankets.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make canoe paddles.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark used to make clothing.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 296)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber (Furniture)
Wood used to make chests.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used to make mats and blankets.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 296)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make light paddles and canoes.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark pounded and spun to make baby clothing, skirts, capes and
hats.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Fiber (Cordage)
Bark fibers, nettle fibers and dog hair used to make a stronger rope.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People,
Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D.
Thesis (p. 227)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark pounded and spun to make blankets.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark finely shredded and used to make face towels.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make canoes and canoe bailers.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Fiber (Clothing)
Inner bark used to make robes.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Fiber (Cordage)
Bark used to make cordage.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used to make blankets.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Quileute Fiber (Canoe Material)
Used to make canoes and paddles.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians.
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Other (Decorations)
Inner bark used for decorating masks.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other (Decorations)
Wood used to make carved items and masks.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other (Fasteners)
Wooden pegs used to hold together bent boxes of red cedar.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make bows.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Rods struck with Pacific crabapple sticks or yew wood to make noise to
herd animals while hunting.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 159)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Hesquiat Other (Cooking Tools)
Wood used for making ornamental dishes and headdresses.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat
Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial
Museum (p. 33)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Other (Containers)
Wood used to make storage containers.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make bows and paddles.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Other (Tools)
Wood used to make adze handles.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 313)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Other (Cooking Tools)
Wood used to make dishes.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make bows.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Other (Containers)
Wood used to make small charcoal mixing boxes.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Other (Fuel)
Inner bark finely shredded and used as tinder.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Nitinaht Other (Sacred Items)
Wood used to carve totem pole models and talking sticks.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie
1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria.
British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 65)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Other (Containers)
Wood used to make containers.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Other (Decorations)
Wood carved into totem poles and masks.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Other (Tools)
Wood used to make implements.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 61)
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P.
Atlantic White Cedar; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa, South Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of leaves used as herbal steam for headache and backache.
Hoffman, W.J. 1891 The Midewiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the
Ojibwa. SI-BAE Annual Report #7 (p. 198)
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P.
Atlantic White Cedar; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa, South Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of crushed leaves and bark applied for headache.
Hoffman, W.J. 1891 The Midewiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the
Ojibwa. SI-BAE Annual Report #7 (p. 198)
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.
Monterey Cypress; Cupressaceae
Costanoan Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Decoction of foliage used for rheumatism.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 6)
Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.
Murray
Paiute Cypress; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of dried seeds taken for sore chest.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 22)
Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.
Murray
Paiute Cypress; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of dried seeds taken for colds.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 22)
Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.
Murray
Paiute Cypress; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of dried seeds taken for coughing.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 22)
Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.
Murray
Paiute Cypress; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Hot or cold infusion of cones taken for menstruation problems.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 22)
Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.
Murray
Paiute Cypress; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Kidney Aid)
Hot or cold infusion of cones taken for kidney problems.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 22)
Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.
Murray
Paiute Cypress; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Hot or cold infusion of cones taken for backaches.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 22)
Cupressus sp.
Cypress; Cupressaceae
Miwok Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Decoction of stems taken for rheumatism.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford 1933 Miwok Material Culture. Bulletin
of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11 (p. 168)
Cupressus sp.
Cypress; Cupressaceae
Miwok Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of stems taken for colds.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford 1933 Miwok Material Culture. Bulletin
of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11 (p. 168)
Cupressus sp.
One Seed Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo Drug (Strengthener)
Infusion of branches taken by women to regain strength after
childbearing.
Lynch, Regina H. 1986 Cookbook. Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center,
Rough Rock Demonstration School (p. 22)
Cupressus sp.
One Seed Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo Food (Bread & Cake)
Berries ground into a meal and mixed with bread dough.
Lynch, Regina H. 1986 Cookbook. Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center,
Rough Rock Demonstration School (p. 22)
Cupressus sp.
One Seed Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo Food (Bread & Cake)
Leaf ash mixed with breads.
Lynch, Regina H. 1986 Cookbook. Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center,
Rough Rock Demonstration School (p. 22)
Cupressus sp.
One Seed Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo Food (Fruit)
Berries eaten raw or roasted.
Lynch, Regina H. 1986 Cookbook. Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center,
Rough Rock Demonstration School (p. 22)
Cupressus sp.
One Seed Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo Food (Porridge)
Leaf ash mixed with cornmeal mush.
Lynch, Regina H. 1986 Cookbook. Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center,
Rough Rock Demonstration School (p. 22)
Cupressus sp.
One Seed Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo Other (Jewelry)
Dried berries used to make necklaces.
Lynch, Regina H. 1986 Cookbook. Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center,
Rough Rock Demonstration School (p. 22)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache, White Mountain Drug (Anticonvulsive)
Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians
of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 158)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache, White Mountain Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of leaves taken for colds.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians
of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 158)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache, White Mountain Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of leaves taken for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians
of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 158)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache, White Mountain Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax
muscles.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians
of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 158)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Costanoan Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of leaves taken for pain.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 6)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Costanoan Drug (Diaphoretic)
Decoction of leaves taken to cause sweating.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 6)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Gosiute Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of leaves used for colds.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1911 The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of
Utah. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.
(p. 372)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Gosiute Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of leaves used for coughs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1911 The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of
Utah. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.
(p. 372)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Mahuna Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion of berries taken or berries chewed for grippe fevers.
Romero, John Bruno 1954 The Botanical Lore of the California Indians.
New York. Vantage Press, Inc. (p. 9)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Mahuna Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of berries taken or berries chewed for grippe fevers.
Romero, John Bruno 1954 The Botanical Lore of the California Indians.
New York. Vantage Press, Inc. (p. 9)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Diegueno Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of leaves and bark taken for hangovers.
Hinton, Leanne 1975 Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany. Journal of
California Anthropology 2:214-222 (p. 216)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Diegueno Drug (Hypotensive)
Infusion of leaves and bark taken for high blood pressures.
Hinton, Leanne 1975 Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany. Journal of
California Anthropology 2:214-222 (p. 216)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cahuilla Food (Dried Food)
Berries sun dried and preserved for future use.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the
Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA.
Malki Museum Press (p. 81)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cahuilla Food (Fruit)
Berries eaten fresh.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the
Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA.
Malki Museum Press (p. 81)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cahuilla Food (Porridge)
Dried berries ground into a flour and used to make mush or bread.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the
Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA.
Malki Museum Press (p. 81)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Costanoan Food (Fruit)
Berries used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 248)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Bread & Cake)
Berries seeded, pounded into a meal, moistened, molded into cakes and
dried.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Dried Food)
Unseeded berries dried and stored.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Fruit)
Berries boiled fresh and eaten cold.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Staple)
Berries seeded, pounded into a meal and eaten.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Mendocino Indian Food (Dried Food)
Dried fruits boiled and eaten.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 306)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Diegueno Food (Fruit)
Fruit eaten, informally only.
Hinton, Leanne 1975 Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany. Journal of
California Anthropology 2:214-222 (p. 216)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Diegueno Food (Starvation Food)
Fruit eaten in times of starvation.
Hinton, Leanne 1975 Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany. Journal of
California Anthropology 2:214-222 (p. 216)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Fiber (Building Material)
Bark used as a house covering.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Other (Cooking Tools)
Wood used to make acorn mush stirrers and ladles.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kawaiisu Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used as the primary material for making bows, either self bows or
sinew backed.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City.
University of Utah Press (p. 35)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Crow Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Young twigs and leaves burned as incense during incantations.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman.
Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 13)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Montana Indian Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of seeds taken for kidney trouble.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman.
Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 13)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Building Material)
Bark used to build houses, wigwams and wickiups.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Building Material)
Split strips or stakes used to make a pen to enclose graves.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Furniture)
Wood used to make cradle boards.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark crushed and used to pad cradle boards.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark used to make mats.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Other (Cash Crop)
Pulp wood and wood posts sold to make paper and fencing.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus horizontalis Moench
Chinese Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Other (Ceremonial Items)
Split strips thatched and placed on graves.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Algonquin Drug (Other)
Used for "cold" conditions, since plant was regarded as "hot."
Bradley, Will T. 1936 Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines.
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147 (p.
142)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of root, leaves, branches and bark taken for "cough from the
lungs."
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for stomach pains.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for ulcers.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for heartburn.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for lung cough.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of
British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 197)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Used for lung diseases.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena.
Montana Historical Society Press (p. 37)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Decoction of berries used for lung diseases.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 17)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Venereal Aid)
Used for venereal diseases.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena.
Montana Historical Society Press (p. 37)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of berries used for venereal diseases.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 17)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Carrier Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Decoction of berries and kinnikinnick leaves or balsam strained and
taken for tuberculosis.
Carrier Linguistic Committee 1973 Plants of Carrier Country. Fort St.
James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee (p. 71)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Carrier, Northern Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of tips taken as a purgative and for coughs.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Carrier, Northern Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of tips taken for coughs and as a purgative.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Carrier, Southern Drug (Analgesic)
Steam from boiling branches inhaled for headache and chest pain.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring
Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68
(p. 49)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Leaves burned as incense in ceremonies, especially to remove fear of
thunder.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Cold Remedy)
Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath
for colds.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken for coughing.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken for high fevers.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Leaves burned at childbirth to promote delivery.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Herbal Steam)
Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath
for colds.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Love Medicine)
Wood flutes used to "charm a girl whom a man loved to make her love
him."
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Sedative)
Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion of boughs or cones taken for tickles in the throat or
tonsillitis.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Chippewa Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Decoction of twigs and leaves taken for asthma.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 124)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bark applied to wounds.
Holmes, E.M. 1884 Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay
Territory. The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304 (p.
302)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug (Disinfectant)
Plant used for the antiseptic qualities on wounds.
Holmes, E.M. 1884 Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay
Territory. The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304 (p.
302)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Decoction of barked procumbent stem or branch used for diarrhea.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for coughs.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for fevers.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for "woman's troubles."
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for sickness after
giving birth.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of green berries taken for sore backs from kidney troubles.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for teething sickness.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Decoction of barked procumbent stem or branch used for sore chest from
lung infections.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Blue berries smoked in a pipe for asthma.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for teething sickness.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 41)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Delaware, Ontario Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Compound infusion of bark taken for women's diseases.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Delaware, Ontario Drug (Tonic)
Compound infusion of bark taken as a tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p.
68, 82)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten to prevent colds.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue,
Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten for colds.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue,
Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of berries, needles and twigs taken one cup a day for
coughing.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue,
Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten to prevent flu.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue,
Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten for the flu.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue,
Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Decoction of berries, needles and twigs taken one cup a day for
respiratory ailments.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue,
Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 110)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Gitksan Drug (Unspecified)
Plant used for many medicinal applications.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 314)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Hanaksiala Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Heated poultice of branch and "berry" paste applied to wounds and cuts.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 160)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction taken for colds caused by overheating and chills.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 271)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction taken for coughs caused by overheating and chills.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 271)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Iroquois Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of boughs used for kidney pain.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:75-111 (p. 83)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tonic)
Infusion of boughs used as a tonic.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:75-111 (p. 83)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Compound decoction of berries taken for diarrhea.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Blood Medicine)
Decoction of wood and bark taken to purify the blood.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Decoction of wood and bark taken for short breath.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the
Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany
27:257-310 (p. 266)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Malecite Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of boughs used as a hair wash.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs.
Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 250)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Malecite Drug (Tonic)
Infusion of boughs used as a tonic.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs.
Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 252)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Malecite Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Infusion of roots and Prince's pine used for consumption.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs.
Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 252)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Micmac Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Part of plant used for rheumatism and bark used for tuberculosis.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 57)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Micmac Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Stems used in hair wash, gum used for wounds and cones used for ulcers.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 57)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Micmac Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Gum used for sprains and bark used for tuberculosis.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 57)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Micmac Drug (Tonic)
Stems used in a tonic and bark used for tuberculosis.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 57)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Micmac Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Root or bark used for consumption and stems used as a tonic.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 57)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Emetic)
Used as an emetic for all ceremonials.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 11)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of bark and needles taken for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 18)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Tonic)
Infusion of bark and needles taken as a tonic before entering the
sweathouse.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 18)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Infusion of bark and needles taken for consumption.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 18)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagon Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of twigs used as a wash for sore eyes.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagon Drug (Kidney Aid)
Berries eaten for kidney disorders.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagon Drug (Tonic)
Decoction of small branches used as a tonic.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Urinary Aid)
Compound containing berries used for urinary tract diseases.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians.
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 69)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Shuswap Drug (Diaphoretic)
Used in the sweathouse.
Palmer, Gary 1975 Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany. Syesis 8:29-51 (p. 50)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Shuswap Drug (Panacea)
Decoction of stems and needles taken for any sickness.
Palmer, Gary 1975 Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany. Syesis 8:29-51 (p. 50)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Decoction of branches and fruit used as a wash for body aches and pains.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of branches and fruit taken for colds.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Cold Remedy)
Raw fruit eaten for colds.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of branches taken for colds.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of berries taken for colds.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of branches and fruit taken for coughs.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Cough Medicine)
Raw fruit eaten for coughs.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of branches and fruit taken for kidney problems.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Kidney Aid)
Raw fruit eaten for kidney problems.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Panacea)
Branches burned on top of the wood stove to keep sickness away.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of branches taken for sore throats.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Decoction of branches taken for tuberculosis.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Infusion of branches taken for aching muscles.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of branches taken as a physic.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of branches used for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of twigs used as a wash for sore eyes.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion or decoction of twigs used as a wash for sore eyes.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British
Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 474)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of twigs taken as a tonic for the stomach.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British
Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 474)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of three, ten centimeter long branches taken to "make your
insides nice."
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Heart Medicine)
Infusion of boughs taken for "leakage of the heart."
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Hypotensive)
Infusion of branches taken for high blood pressure.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Kidney Aid)
Berries eaten for kidney disorders.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of branches used for kidney ailments.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Tonic)
Decoction of small branches used as a tonic.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Tonic)
Decoction of twigs taken as a tonic for the stomach.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British
Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 474)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Tonic)
Decoction of branches taken as a tonic.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Branches used for tuberculosis.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Anticosti Food (Beverage)
Fruits, branches, potatoes, yeast and water boiled into a drink.
Rousseau, Jacques 1946 Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti. Archives
de Folklore 1:60-71 (p. 64)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Food (Beverage)
Small pieces of branches used to make a tea like beverage.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 92)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Gitksan Other (Ceremonial Items)
Plant used for rituals.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 314)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Haisla Other (Ceremonial Items)
Wood used to make rattles worn on belts by shamans.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 160)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Heiltzuk Other (Ceremonial Items)
Plant used as a part of a process of preparation undergone by
shamanistic initiates.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 62)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Kitasoo Other (Good Luck Charm)
Plant rubbed on the back for good luck.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 314)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Other (Good Luck Charm)
Used as a "good luck" smoke for hunters.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 11)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Ceremonial Items)
Used in the sweathouse during the winter.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 18)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Protection)
Decoction of branches used as a wash for the body to protect a person
from evil influences.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 18)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Oweekeno Other (Ceremonial Items)
Plant used for ritualistic purposes.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian
Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of British Columbia (p. 62)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Branches used on rocks in the steambath for the aromatic properties.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska
Historical Commission (p. 4)
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Thompson Other (Soap)
Stems and leaf whorls boiled and used as a body wash by hunters,
warriors and widowers.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British
Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 505)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Arapaho Drug (Disinfectant)
Needles burned as a disinfectant.
Nickerson, Gifford S. 1966 Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian
Uses of Certain Native Plants. Tebiwa 9(1):45-51 (p. 46)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Arapaho Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of needles taken for bowel troubles.
Nickerson, Gifford S. 1966 Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian
Uses of Certain Native Plants. Tebiwa 9(1):45-51 (p. 46)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Arapaho Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Ground needles scent used to drive smallpox away.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood,
Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 50)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of leaves used for coughs.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 169)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Cough Medicine)
One or two berries chewed and the juice swallowed for bad coughs.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 169)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion of leaves used for a tickling in the throat.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 169)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Gitksan Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Boughs, red elder bark and cow parsnip roots used for evil witchcraft
victims.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson 1988 Gitksan Traditional
Medicine: Herbs And Healing. Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33 (p. 25)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 12)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction taken and used as lotion for fever or "big cough."
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 12)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Emetic)
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 12)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of plant used internally and externally for fever.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 12)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Paiute Drug (Blood Medicine)
Seeds from dried fruit eaten as a blood tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal
Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (p. 91, 92)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Paiute Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Seeds from dried fruit eaten for lumbago.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal
Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (p. 91, 92)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Paiute Drug (Tonic)
Seeds from dried fruit eaten as a blood tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal
Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (p. 91, 92)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Paiute Drug (Venereal Aid)
Cold decoction of twigs taken for venereal disease.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal
Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (p. 91, 92)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Blood Medicine)
Decoction of branches taken as a blood tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal
Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (p. 91, 92)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Tonic)
Decoction of branches taken as a blood tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal
Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (p. 91, 92)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Jemez Food (Beverage)
Leaves boiled into a beverage similar to coffee.
Cook, Sarah Louise 1930 The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians.. University
of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 24)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Building Material)
Bark used to build houses, wigwams and wickiups.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Building Material)
Split strips or stakes used to make a pen to enclose graves.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Furniture)
Wood used to make cradle boards.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark crushed and used to pad cradle boards.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark used to make mats.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Arapaho Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Needles ground and used for their scent.
Nickerson, Gifford S. 1966 Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian
Uses of Certain Native Plants. Tebiwa 9(1):45-51 (p. 46)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Gitksan Other (Ceremonial Items)
Boughs burned as a fumigant to purify dwellings.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson 1988 Gitksan Traditional
Medicine: Herbs And Healing. Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33 (p. 25)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Navajo, Ramah Other (Smoke Plant)
Dried fruits added to flavor tobacco.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the
Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 12)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Other (Cash Crop)
Pulp wood and wood posts sold to make paper and fencing.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Ojibwa Other (Ceremonial Items)
Split strips thatched and placed on graves.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 245)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tolowa Other (Decorations)
Dried berries used to decorate dresses.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 34)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Tolowa Other (Jewelry)
Dried berries used for beads to make necklaces.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 34)
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper; Cupressaceae
Yurok Other (Decorations)
Dried berries used to decorate dresses.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 34)
Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache Food (Fruit)
Berries boiled for food.
Castetter, Edward F. 1935 Ethnobiological Studies in the American
Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food.
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44 (p. 32)
Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food (Fruit)
Raw fruit eaten fresh.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler 1936 Ethnobiological Studies in
the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and
Mescalero Apache. University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63 (p. 45)
Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper; Cupressaceae
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food (Preserves)
Berries boiled and made into jelly or preserves.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler 1936 Ethnobiological Studies in
the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and
Mescalero Apache. University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63 (p. 45)
Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper; Cupressaceae
Isleta Food (Fruit)
Berries boiled for food.
Castetter, Edward F. 1935 Ethnobiological Studies in the American
Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food.
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44 (p. 32)
Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper; Cupressaceae
Isle